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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Incomplete Cube

1974

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names

Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

The image shows a composition of straight lines forming a large angular shape resembling a blocky letter "N" made of rectangular bars, with a smaller rectangular beam floating above the structure. The abstract configuration suggests a connection to architectural forms or geometric puzzles, reminiscent of an M.C. Escher-inspired work with its play on perspective and dimension. The lines are clean and precise, emphasizing the sharp edges and the illusion of depth in the shape against the blank background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

overall: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Exhibition History

1977

Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, November 11, 1977-January 1, 1978

1986

Drawings from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art Galleries, Little Rock and tour, 1986-1987

1988

From the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York and tour, 1988-1989

Bibliography

1977

Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 91.

1986

Drawings from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art Galleries, Little Rock, 1986, 50

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: LeWitt 1974; lower left in graphite: 5/11x

Wikidata ID

Q64632582

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